Emperor Trajan 52-53 to 117 AD

BY: Billy Roe

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Emperor trajan's family

His Mothers name was, Marcia
His fathers name was, Marcus Ulpius Traianus
Trajan married a woman named Pompeia Plotina
Emperor Trajan had no children however, he did adopt future emperor Hadrian.

Trajans ancestory

Emperor trajan had a spanish origin

Trajan was part of the antonine dynasty and part of the 5 good rulers
His father was the governor of Syria in 75 AD

I think trajans importance in History is very high because he did alot of good for people and did not do much harm to the people of the roman empire as some emperors did and he also did many things for the economy and wealth in Rome and he was one of the "5 good emperors"



SOURCES
1 http://www.roman-colosseum.info/roman-emperors/trajan.htm
http://www.roman-empire.net/highpoint/trajan-index.htm